Loose leaf holder



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John Roe June 6, 1933.

patented June 6, 1933 a UNITED STATES ROLAND A. FURLONG, or noonnsrnn.NEW am noosn LEAF nonnnn Application filed January 21,193i1. SeriallNo.510,158.

This invention relates to an improved loose leaf holder which isconvenient in use and is of such construction as to permit it to bereadily filed for ready reference when {not in use.

quirements of nurses in hospitals, delivery clerks, and. the like. Sucha holder is formed with a front and back cover so as to protect thesheets and the front cover is capable of-movement of 360 to engage theback face of the back cover and permit the binder to be laid fiat on aflat surface to facilitate writing. In accordance with the im provementsthis function is accomplished by 5 employing a double hinge between thefront and back covers. Another consideration is to provide such a holderof simple and inexpensive form with suitable spring retain ing means forthe loose leaves whereby they may be readily inserted and removed. The

improved retaining means in the present invention are of simpleconstruction and are ofsuch form as to constitute pintles for certain ofthe hinges. Inorderto permit the filing of the improved holders ineither a vertical file or fiatwise, a card holder is carried with theback cover and is adapted to receive a slip bearing a name which name isvisible when the holder is filed vertically or laid fiatwise, as on ashelf.

These and other characteristics are afwill be described in connectionwith the embodiment illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a fragmentary view in plan of the improved holder.

Figure 2 isa view in cover thrown back 90.

Figure 3 is afragmentary sectional view on the plane indicated by theline 3-3 of Figure l and looking in the direction of the arrows. Figure4 is a fragmentary sectional view taken on the plane indicated by theline 4l4 of Figure I and looking in the direction of the arrows, theaction of the double hinge when the top cover is thrown back beingindicated by dotted lines.

igure 5 is a view in end elevation showplan with the top Holders of thiskind meet rethrough "the aligned .Throughthe other aligned hingeelements '6, respectively. The

ing two ofthe improved holders laid fiatwise on one another and exposingthe names.

The improved holder consists of a back plate a and a top plate 6 whichare preferably of stiff material such as metal for durability, to aflordprotection to the loose leaves,to facilitatefiling, and to afford a firmwriting surface. These two plates are hinged together by a double hinge.This may be formed inexpensively bystamping and forming hinge elements aon the plate a and other hinge elements I) on the plate b which lie,opposite the hinge elements a. In between these pairs of hinge piecesa, b, are placed continuous hingeelements chav ing portions inalignment,respectively, with the. elements al, 6. Hinge pintles d extendhinge elements 6, 0.

a,'0 mayextend the legs 6 of colled springs outer ends of the legs e arebentand liookedunder the back cover plate a while the inner ends of thesprings e are securedtoa retaining bar f for the loose leavesl Thisretaining bar may be formed with non-metallic friction pads fnformoreeffective engagement with the loose leaves.

The actionof thesprings e is to urge the re retaining members f,ftowards the back plate a thereby yieldingly clamping the loose leavesin place. forded by the improved construction which The back plate a hassecured thereto a name plate holder 9 which extends beyond itsrear'edge. In this holder may be inserted remo vably a name car 72, toindicate the user of the holder. The card holder g may be of any formsuitable for the particular service to which the binder is put. It ispreferred, however, to have it present the name card at an angle to thebinder, 9 as illustrated. When the binder is placed vertically forvertical filing the name card of all of the binders in the group will beexposed to view. Similarly, if desired, the name card may be turnedupside down when- 9 the binders are to be laid flat for filing in astack as illustrated in Figure 5. In this case, every card is visibleand is not hidden from View by any of the other binders or their namecards. a

' cheapness ease of filing temporarily or permanently.

prising top and bottom hinge the plates together When a card holder iscarried with the back plate a as shown it is necessary that the coverplate I) shall be cut out as at b so as not to interfere with freehinging. movement of the top plate nor with the re-- taining means 7",f, for the loose leaves.

In use, the top plate I) may be thrown back through an angle of 360 asillustrated in Figure 4 in which case it presents a flat supportingsurface which will rest flatwise on a table for convenient writing onthe loose sheet exposed to View. It is understood that the sheets areretained removably in place on the back plate a by'means of thespring-pressed holders f The double hinge permits this relationship ofparts as between the top plate 1) and the bottom plate a. When thebinder is to be filed, as for instance when the user goes ofi duty, itmay be placed in a vertical position along with other binders as, forinstance, in a filing cabinet, and the names of the users will all beexposed to view. If the holders are to be filed flatwise, as on a shelf,the name cards will be exposed to view towards the front of the shelf asshown in Figure 5. If preferred, the binders may be hung up on asuitable nail or peg provided for the purpose, an opening a being formedin the bottom plate near the upper edge, for that purpose.

The improved loose leaf holder is characterized by simplicity ofconstruction,

of cost, convenience in use, and

Changes in details of construction may be made without departing fromthe spirit of the invention so long as the advantages described areaccomplished by equivalent means.

What I claim is:

A holder for the purpose described complates, means to along one'edgeand a flat card holder carried by one of said plates at said hinged edgeand inclined at an angle to the plane of said plate.

This specification signed this 20th day 7 of January K. D. 1931.

ROLAND A. FURLONG.

